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Upanishads : " The Cream of Vedas"
Vedanta ( Veda +anta i.e; the end of Vedas ) as the literal meaning connotes comprises the philosophical portion of Vedas, called the Upanishads.
Of about 280 Upanishads unearthed so far, 108 have been accepted as authorised texts , and out of them have been commented upon by great Acharyas lika Sri Sankaracharya , Sri Ramanjacharya, Sri Madhavacharya and thus are classified as major.

" Having taken the great weapon --- the bow furnished by the Upanishad-s and fixed in itn the arrow rendered pointed by constant meditation; and having drawn it with the mind fixed on the Brahmam, O good-looking youth! penetrate that mark --- the immortal Brahmam."

4.
pranavo dhanuh saro hyatma

brahma tal-lakshyam ucyate,

apramattena veddhavyam

sara-vat tan-mayo bhavet.

pranavah = the pranavam;

dhanuh = bow;

sarah = arrow;

hi = indeed;

atma = jivatma;

brahma = Brahmam;

tat = that;

lakshyam = the goal, mark;

ucyate = is said to be;

apramattena = steady and undeflected;

veddhavyam = should be hit;

sara-vat = like the arrow;

tanmayah = one with the mark;

bhavet = should become.

"The Pranavam ( OMNKARAM ) is the Bow, the Jivatma is the Arrow and the Brahmam is said to be its mark ( goal ). It should be hit by one who is self-collected and like the arrow, becomes one with the mark i.e, Brahmam."

Mantram-6.
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Esa Sarvesvara esa sarvajna eso-'ntaryamy-esa
yonith sarvasya prabha-vapyayau hi bhutanam.
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word by meaning : -
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esah - this one;
sarvesvarah - is the ruler of all;
easah sarvahnah - this ( is ) Omniscient;
esah antaryami - this ( is ) all Knower;
easah yonih - this ( is ) the Source;
sarvasya - of all;
prabhava apyayau - origin and dissolution;
hi - verily;
bhutanam - of all beings.
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The sum of Mantram : -
"This is the Lord of all, this is the Knower of all, this is the inner Controller, this is the Source of all.
And, this is that from which all things originate and in which they finally dissolve themselves."
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